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"People talk about how tough the job is at Kentucky. All jobs are tough. Come on, now ... Minnesota is no cakewalk.

"I don't care what the record says, I set a high standard my last number of years at Minnesota. Those fans in Williams Arena remember that, and they want to win as much as the fans in Rupp Arena.

"Tubby gave them plenty of wins -- he was 76-11 at one time in the SEC; 76-11, for goodness sakes. Now, Minnesota has him, and what I say is, 'Congratulations to the Gophers.' "